Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and TV host from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known for his roles in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), King Kong (1976), Midnight Run, and the first two Beethoven movies.
He was married first to Julia Ferguson and then to Elissa Durwood. He had two children, one with Ferguson and one with Durwood.
Filmography
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Film Roles
- Sex And The College Girl (1964) as Bob
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) as Dr. C.C. Hill
- Catch-22 (1970) as Capt. Aarfy Aardvark
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972) as Lenny Cantrow
- Eleven Harrowhouse (1974) as Howard R. Chesser (also writer)
- King Kong (1976) as Fred Wilson
- Thieves (1977) as Martin Cramer
- Just Me And You (1978) as Michael Lindsay
- Heaven Can Wait (1978) as Tony Abbott
- Real Life (1979) as Warren Yeager
- Sunburn (1979) as Jake Dekker
- Its My Turn (1980) as Homer
- Seems Like Old Times (1980) as DA Ira J. Parks
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) as Vance Kramer
- The Great Muppet Caper (1981) as Nicky Holiday
- The Lonely Guy (1984) as Warren Evans
- The Woman in Red (1984) as Buddy
- Movers And Shakers (1985) as Herb Derman (also writer and producer)
- Last Resort (1986) as George Lollar
- Ishtar (1987) as Jim Harrison
- The Couch Trip (1988) as George Maitlin
- You Cant Hurry Love (1988) as Mr. Glerman
- Midnight Run (1988) as Jonathan Mardukas
- Cranium Command (1989) as Left Brain
- Taking Care of Business (1990) as Spencer Barnes
- Beethoven (1992) as George Newton
- Beethovens Second (1993) as George Newton
- Dave (1993) as Murray Blum
- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) as Commandeered Driver
- Heart and Souls (1993) as Harrison Winslow
- Clifford (1994) as Martin Daniels
- It Runs in the Family (1994) as Mr. Parker
- The Ex (2006) as Bob Kowalski
- The Humbling (2014) as Jerry
- While Were Young (2014) as Leslie
- The Comedian (2016) as Dick D'Angelo
- The Private Life Of A Modern Woman (2017) as Arthur
Television Roles
- Decision (1958) as Young Hoodlum (1 episode)
- Have Gun – Will Travel (1960) as Proctor's Henchman (1 episode)
- The Defenders (1961) as Thomas Martin (1 episode)
- The Young Marrieds (1965) as Matt Crane Stevens #2
- My Mother the Car (1965) as Fred (1 episode)
- The Felony Squad (1966) as Edgar (1 episode)
- The Iron Horse (1967) as Alex (1 episode)
- The F.B.I. (1967) as Carl Platt (1 episode)
- Captain Nice (1967) as News Vendor (1 episode)
- The Virginian (1967) as Arnie Doud (1 episode)
- NYPD (1967) as Joey Diamond (1 episode)
- The Big Valley (1968) as Mark Dunigan (1 episode)
- Saturday Night Live (1977) as Himself/Host (1 episode)
- Laverne & Shirley (1981) as Himself (1 episode)
- Fresno (1986) as Cane Kensington
- The Magical World of Disney (1990) as Quentin Fitzwaller (1 episode)
- Sixty Minutes II (2000) as Correspondent
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012) as Brett Forrester (1 episode)
- The Michael J. Fox Show (2013) as Steve Henry (1 episode)
- Louie (2014-15) as Dr. Bigelow (5 episodes)
- Madoff (2016) as Carl Shapiro
Books
